Quote Originally Posted by BappaBa View Post
Это просто малообразованные люди, как написал Ит-ого:

The reason is obvious: educated people can have an idea of perspectives and real consequences of making our region a rogue state under the control of Russian militaries (there are three such states already so we can compare). Less educated people don't think about that, they just feel abused by Kiev's rebellion and say "why can't we do the same?"

Yes, but even if that's true, are their opinions not worth anything?
Just because they are not well educated, that doesn't mean they should put up with everything the central government wants to do!
Surely they have the same right as educated people to look after their best interests.

It-ogo on the other hand, fears he would be worse off financially as a Russian citizen, and also believes that the political climate in Russia is restrictive and has some other concerns about Russia's outlook on things.

There is a lot of poverty and difficulties in that area, aren't there. Particularly among working class people.
So the question would be, which would give them a more comfortable life: Remaine Ukrainian, Independent Donbass, or Russian citizen?

I can understand that if a person is struggling with finances every day, and their nationality is a complex question, then finance will weigh in as they decide their way forward partly based on that. If their national identity is a bit hazy, then why not make a decision based on whatever gets them the most money in their pockets, and money to their region to improve public services.

As I understand it the Ukrainian state is broke. They won't be able deliver anything but the bare minimum of public services for many years to come. Russia can trump that. An independent Donbass - I don't know.

They might have almost a repetition of the 1990s ahead of them, in Ukraine.

The EU / USA / IMF who say they will help Ukraine don't care about people's lives. They care about creating a good climate for business, selling all state property that can possibly be sold, privatizations and pave the way for big business. Russia wanted to try to let Ukraine continue as before.
In Romania, an EU member country, people sell their kidneys, to citizens of richer EU states. The EU doesn't see a problem with this. And between the EU, USA and IMF, the EU is the most decent entity. It could get really ugly.